Today the 27th February, at 11:45 at Carnival House, Southampton in front of Carnival UK employees and invited press Christopher Edgington announced her Majesty the Queen will name Britannia on March 10th at a lavish ceremony held at the Ocean Terminal.
Britannia will be the second ship belong to P&O Cruises that the Queen has named with Oriana being the first in 1995.
And in a celebration of all things British Her Majesty will use a sparkling wine from the Wiston Estate Winery in Sussex for the bottle smash moment and naming ceremony.
One of the two things that these ships share is Oriana is the current Flagship of P&O with Britannia becoming the new one once she enters service. Dave Dingle had this to say during the announcement: We are honoured and proud that Her Majesty will name Britannia almost 20 years after she named the P&O Cruises ship Oriana. Britannia, a ship for the nation, will be the embodiment of contemporary Britain, and with her Union Jack livery she will fly the flag for Britain across the Globe.”
Also in Britannia News today the ship left the Shipyard in Italy on her delivery voyage home. However it won't be a direct voyage as the ship is making a stop in Gibraltar according to her tracking info: MarineTraffic.com So far no reason has been announced of why.
A video of her departure can be seen here: http://video.gelocal.it/ilpiccolo/locale/suonano-le-sirene-britannia-lascia-monfalcone/39378/39469
The ship is scheduled to arrive in Southampton March 6th at around 2pm.
Signs and advertisement's can be seen around Southampton to mark her Inaugural Celebrations (6th-14th March)
Only two weeks until her Maiden Voyage!
Until next time
Robert
(Photos by P&O Cruises and Beccie Marchant)
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